(Dissertation, syntax/semantics)
Bernhard Schwarz (University of Massachusetts).
Topics in Ellipsis (2000).
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Bernhard Schwarz
Topics in Ellipsis
This dissertation is concerned with "ellipsis" constructions, that is,
cases in which the redundant structure appears to be missing or
unpronounced. After an introductory first chapter, chapter 2 discusses
the semantics of German conditionals with elliptical
consequents. Chapters 3 and 4 argue that certain asymmetric
coordinations in English and German owe their asymmetry to the
application of ellipsis. Chapter 5 presents evidence that some cases
of "elided" verb phrases in English have the semantics of bound
variables.